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Happy Stepmother's Day!
Has your title as "stepmother" left you feeling a bit out of place on Mother's Day? Unfortunately, sometimes stepmoms are portrayed in an unappealing light, but there are ways to fight the stereotypes and claim the holiday as a celebration of what a great mom--step or otherwise--you truly are. Most...
When Unemployment Hits Home
What can you do when unemployment, the monster that hides between the cubicles of your office building, strikes? Oftentimes, losing a job brings feelings of depression, inadequacy, and shame--emotions that are detrimental to one's well being. But losing a job shouldn't mean losing hope. For Joe...
Ready, Set, Goal!
For most of my life, goal-setting has resulted more often in a string of disappointments rather than mounting successes. And with the turn of the calendar to the year 2007, a flood of those similar emotions wash over me, freezing those January 1st plans into empty, mid-winter goals. But a new year is a good time to reevaluate where we're headed and the progress that we'd like to see happen in our lives.
Operation Modesty
In the late 80's, girls wore peg-legged pants and ridiculously baggy tops with shoulder pads. The biggest modesty challenge at the time was if those pegged pants were too tight. No one had trouble finding shirts that covered the midriff--we all figured that the bigger and baggier the shirt, the better.
My Son the Mormon
When he told me he wanted to become a Mormon at age sixteen, I faced strong reactions from people close to me and had questions of my own. I always wanted faith to be an important part of my son ’s life, but I had no idea how far he’d take it. I found out on a Sunday three...
Using the Internet
Computers and technology have revolutionized the way we do family history and genealogy today. The Internet is an excellent and powerful tool for you to gather your family history information and share it with others. We are living in exciting times because more old records are being indexed to electronic formats everyday which mean that you will be able to find ancestors in the near future that are still very difficult today.
The Gift of a Greenhouse
Global cooling--n. A decrease in the average number of confidants, and in the size of personal inner circles, resulting in the hearts of mankind beginning to wax cold. “Over the past two decades, the number of people who say there is no one with whom they discuss important matters has nearly...
Keeping Your Second Language Alive
Thanks to schooling and missionary service, many Latter-day Saints have been blessed with the opportunity to learn a foreign language. Don’t let this blessing go to waste by allowing time to erase your skills! I took French for several years in high school but I don’t remember much,” or...
How Can I Help?
It had been a busy week in our ward with many activities and people moving in and out. As the Relief Society president I had just welcomed the newest family and wondered if things might finally slow down. Then I learned that the son of a family in our ward had been killed in a car accident. I...
129 Things To Be Thankful For
I don’t usually have any problem getting into the mood for the end-of-November festivities but last year I found myself struggling. I knew I had much to be thankful for. Even so, I couldn’t shake the blues that had been building in recent months. Since the beginning of the year, my...
Finally 16!
Dating, especially in the LDS culture, is a unique rite of passage. At my high school in Rexburg, Idaho, a mostly Mormon community, the case was no different. I greatly anticipated the big 1-6 and with it the liberty to finally date. At my high school we had lots of dances and they were all a big...
Read All About It
Ask a child if he’s read his homework assignment for the next day and he’s bound to roll his eyes and groan. But ask a woman involved in a book club if she’s read the upcoming title, and you'll probably get a very different reaction. The magic of a book club is that it opens doors...
Speaking Up
Media has opened a world of opportunity and learning. It has brought the world closer and has helped us spread the gospel. Unchecked, however, media can be truly harmful. Take a stand when it comes to how entertainment influences your family. Let your voice be heard and make a difference. After...
Keeping Sunday Sacred
The Sabbath day was given to us as a gift; sometimes, though, convincing your children that this day is a blessing and not a punishment is easier said than done. How do we make Sunday a holy day instead of a holiday and help our children see its value? While the potential obstacles to achieving a...
Ladies, Let's Lighten Up!
I have four sons, two stepsons, and three daughters—almost a whole little city to observe sociological trends. And one trend, practically a truth that I have observed over the years, is that boys and girls are different. And I’m not talking about the obvious up/down toilet seat...
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